Welcome to the world of the modern fairytale with British director Danny Boyle’s new film, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Boyle’s film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Vikus Swarup, which has been adapted for the screen by Simon Beaufoy,most famous for his script, ‘The Full Monty’.

Once upon a time there was a street kid named Jamal doing it very tough in the slums of Mumbai. As he grew into a tough young man there seemed very little future for him.

Then one day, whilst working in a busy call centre, he decides to ring up and register to be a participant on the local version of the international hit quizz show, ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’. Jamal gets on the show and despite being incredibly nervous proves to have a natural aptitude for it. He comes back week after week with continued success, and the former street kid becomes a national celebrity. The film builds up to its dramatic climax. Will he take out the shows’ biggest prize, a cool twenty million rupees?!

‘Slumdog Miilionaire’ works, and works tremendously well. Boyle has come up with a winning recipe; a great storyline that also includes a stirring love story, a pulsating soundtrack of contemporary Indian music (A.R.Rahman), all the hype of the ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ game, and some wonderful performances by the leads, Dev Patel as Jamal, Anil Kapoor as the over the top show host, and Indian model now actress, Freida Pinto as Latika, the only woman who makes Jamal’s heart beat stronger.

Tipped to be in the running at next year’s Oscars, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ can be seen at most of the main cinemas.